Browsing College of Allied Health Sciences by Type"Doctoral Dissertation"
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A Classification System for Instruments Frequently Found in Textbooks Used in Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Education
(East Carolina University, 2021-04-15)The dissertation describes the rationale and development of a classification system for instruments frequently found in textbooks used in vocational rehabilitation counseling education. Such a classification system does ... -
A phenomenological investigation of Spanish-English bilingual supervisees’ experience in clinical supervision
(East Carolina University, 2016-07-20)With a growing number of American households speaking languages other than English, the counseling profession must meet the counseling needs of non-English speaking clients. In turn, clinical supervisors and counselor ... -
Alcohol Exposure While Serving in the United States Military
(East Carolina University, 2017-12-07)Over the past 30 years, alcohol use, misuse, and alcohol related problems have increased among military personnel. Researchers have tracked the rates of alcohol misuse and alcohol related problems among military personnel, ... -
An Augmented Counseling Approach on Fear of Crime and Self-Efficacy in Older Adults
(East Carolina University, 2022-07-28)Fear of crime research notes two strong predictors of fear are fear of crime and perceived risk of victimization. Adults 65 years of age and older report a higher fear of crime than younger age groups. The effects of fear ... -
An Augmented Counseling Approach on Fear of Crime and Self-Efficacy in Older Adults
(East Carolina University, 2022-07-28)Fear of crime research notes two strong predictors of fear are fear of crime and perceived risk of victimization. Adults 65 years of age and older report a higher fear of crime than younger age groups. The effects of fear ... -
Anatomical and Physiological Changes Following Primary Palatoplasty Using the Buccal Flap Approach
(East Carolina University, 2021-04-14)Individuals born with cleft palate typically undergo primary palatoplasty between 6-12 months of age to repair their palate. Traditional primary palatoplasty surgical techniques include the V-Y pushback, the intravelar ... -
Auditory and visual sustained attention on tasks with varied motivation and cognitive loads in children with and without ADHD.
(East Carolina University, 2015)Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common condition that can make tasks difficult for the children affected, particularly in a school environment. Continuous performance tasks are one means of evaluating ... -
Auditory brainstem responses to air- and bone-conducted chirp stimuli in newborns and young adults.
(East Carolina University, 2015)Over the past half a century, considerable effort has been dedicated to the development of universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) programs across the United States. Newborn hearing screenings have progressed from ... -
Auditory event-related potentials recorded during passive listening and speech production
(East Carolina University, 2010)What is the role of audition in the process of speech production and speech perception? Specifically, how are speech production and speech perception integrated to facilitate forward flowing speech and communication? ... -
Binaural Interference in Normal Hearing Children
(East Carolina University, 2009)This study was conducted to determine if the phenomenon of binaural interference occurs in normal hearing children. To investigate the possible presence of binaural interference, comparisons of the participants' right, ... -
Biopsychosocial Barriers, Motivational Interviewing, and Antiretroviral Medication Adherence in Persons Living with HIV and AIDS
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-23)Since the development of antiretroviral medications in the mid-1990s, treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has improved steadily and HIV is now considered a manageable chronic condition with improved ... -
Casual video game play as an augmentation intervention for anxiety: a controlled study
(East Carolina University, 2014)Anxiety is an innate reaction to stress, but when excessive it can develop into a clinical disorder. Traditional anxiety treatments such as pharmaceuticals in combination with psychotherapy have established efficacy in ... -
Categorization in Context for Young and Older Adults
(East Carolina University, 2013)Individuals make sense of the world by grouping items into categories, or clusters of concepts that share certain characteristics. Some research has indicated that older adults may organize concepts differently than young ... -
Complementary and alternative interventions : attitudes and use of counselors-in-training in counselor education programs
(East Carolina University, 1/13/16)There is a growing awareness and use of complementary and alternative medicine and complementary and alternative interventions (CAM/CAI) in the United States. Research and education in both the medical and nursing professions ... -
Concerns toward hiring individuals with substance use disorders as compared to mental health disorders.
(East Carolina University, 2015)Individuals with Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) and Mental Health Disorders (MHDs) are among the highest stigmatized group for people with disabilities. Stigma associated with SUDs and MHDs influences disparate rates of ... -
Counselors’ Attitudes Toward Sex Trafficking: A Quantitative, National Analysis
(East Carolina University, 2022-06-03)For more than 20 years, the pervasive problem of sex trafficking has garnered increasing attention in research, advocacy, and legislation. The cumulative research focuses on the trafficking of women and girls based on the ... -
Counselors’ Attitudes Toward Sex Trafficking: A Quantitative, National Analysis
(East Carolina University, 2022-06-03)For more than 20 years, the pervasive problem of sex trafficking has garnered increasing attention in research, advocacy, and legislation. The cumulative research focuses on the trafficking of women and girls based on the ... -
Crisis in the Family: Counselor Anxiety and Self-Efficacy in Responding to Family Crises
Counselors are reporting their job duties include crisis response at a frequency of at least weekly. However, counselors have previously reported a lack of curriculum exposure to crisis response training. Unfortunately, ... -
Cultural influence on listener responses to stuttering
(East Carolina University, 2010)Stuttering is a developmental, involuntary, and intermittent fluency disorder. During moments of stuttering, people who stutter demonstrate sudden onsets and offsets of the aberrant struggling behaviors, with primary ... -
Describing the Relationship Between Psychosocial Distress and Extent of Criminal Justice System Involvement for Men and Women in a Sober Living Environment
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-14)Symptoms of mental health and substance use disorders are prevalent for individuals involved in the criminal justice system and are associated with both costs to society and the individual. The purpose of this study was ...